"This environmental assessment has been prepared to comply with section 11-200-5 (b), Environmental Impact Statement Rules, which states that " .. when an agency proposes to implement an action to use state or county lands or funds, it shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and this chapter"; and, section 11-200-10 which states that "agencies .. shall prepare an environmental assessment of
each proposed action and determine whether the anticipated effects constitute a significant effect in the context of chapter 343, Hawaii Revised statutes, and section 11-200-12."
SOH 1 is located in an area assessed in "Environmental Impact Statement: Puna Geothermal Venture Project", prepared for Thermal Power Company by Fluor Technology, Inc. (1987). SOH 3 is located within the area assessed in "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact statement to the Revised Environmental
Impact statement for the Kahauale'a Geothermal Project", prepared by True/Mid-Pacific Geothermal Venture (1986). Both of these above cited references are incorporated into this environmental assessment and determination by reference."